12.11.2013

11.28.2013

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Oru Burus is a short animated film developed by Anton Brand, William Klein, Charlotte Quillet and Raphael Théolade for their diploma at school Supinfocom. Narrating the story of a young king he had lost control on the sun, the beautiful and colorful creation is to discover images in the future.

11.14.2013

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Watch Jean-Claude Van Damme carry out his famous split between two reversing trucks. Never done before, JCVD says it's the most epic of splits -- what do you think? Please share & comment!
This live test was set up to demonstrate the precision and directional stability of Volvo Dynamic Steering -- a world first technology that makes the new Volvo FM easier to drive.
Filmed in Spain on a closed-off landing field at sunrise in one take.
Directed by Andreas Nilsson
Soundtrack by Enya: Only Time

11.06.2013

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Totally awesome video made by animators Doug Bayne, Ben Baker and Trudy Cooper. The short animations were featured in Australian sketch comedy show The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting.

11.05.2013

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Russia is in the midst of a violent crackdown against lesbian, gay, bi and trans people - fueled by laws that make it a crime to be open about who you are and who you love.
The countdown is on for Russia’s winter Olympics and, very soon, all eyes will be on them.
The Olympic games are our best chance to end to Russia's outrageous anti-gay laws – but to do it, it’s going to take lots more of us to hear about what’s happening in Russia.
Watch this beautiful 2-minute video, and please share it with your family and friends. You can also sign the petition here: www.allout.org/en/actions/russia-attacks

10.28.2013

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"The New America" is a short animation in which every frame was created by laser engraving its unique artwork onto a solid block of maple. Once complete, the entire sequence of +800 frames was then photographed and assembled into this motion piece.
This piece was funded by really kind friends and supporters via Kickstarter. After many unforeseen issues and delays, the entire process took about two years.
As seen in the video, each frame is unique. Aside from the design of each frame itself being distinct, small variances that naturally occur in the laser engraving process as well as the different wood grain of each frame naturally created subtle shifts of the position of the artwork. An effect that I was particularly interested in and that could naturally be achieved in digital assembly, but that I was much more excited about re-creating with real objects.
The music was carefully crafted by my amazing friends at World Gang - music.world-gang.com
The abstract storyline showcased in this piece is a concoction of a variety of ideas and can perhaps be described as a union between concepts and experiments born during the Situationist movement and real life events experienced during the last few years in American society. Particularly the duality between the economic downturn and the shift in values and beliefs of many citizens.
If you decide to purchase one of these frames, please note that I will randomly select one of them.

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The game of the year (Game of all times?) was released yesterday. It is thought to make a billion dollars a month for Rockstar Games. Here's some Grand Theft Auto V gameplay to cram inside of your heads. If you are one of those not currently playing it, this will be a delightful little treat for your mushy brains.

9.17.2013

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In the Netherlands Doritos has started its own driving school – to promote its new type of crisps: Doritos Jacked. It’s not just any kind of driving school, it’s a true Jacked stunt driving school, where you can learn how to drive a car on two wheels, how to park at speed or how to drive up side down. One of the instruction cars was used as promotion in the centre of Amsterdam as a real ’moving billboard’. If you want to learn to drive awesome join the Jacked Driving School.

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Arcade Fire’s new interactive music video is called ‘Just A Reflektor’ and it’s been going off across the internet over the last few days, after the guys at Unit9 and Google Creative Lab’s Data Arts team, came together to create a whole new way of experiencing a music video on your desktop, by expanding the experience via your mobile phone.
When you launch the site in Google Chrome, you’ll get a unique code that syncs your phone to the video experience in real time, where the movement from your phone starts to transform the story through a series of lighting effects, video transitions and alternate angles… Yes, it’s awesome. Try it here

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A phone only lasts a couple of years before it breaks or becomes obsolete. Although it's often just one part which killed it we throw everything away since it's almost impossible to repair or upgrade. visit www.phonebloks.com to show your support and raise your voice.

9.16.2013

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Alarm clocks of some kind have existed since people have had jobs and although we're not always happy when that alarm clock slices through our gentle slumber, all of us agree that an alarm clock is a useful device.
However, not everyone has the same attitude towards their alarm clock and with many setting their alarm clock for the first time in weeks following the summer holidays, OnlineClock.net have created this fun infographic to help identify your alarm clock personality.
See the info graphic here!

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This is a video from Volvo demonstrating their new Dynamic Driving system. How? The old fashioned way -- having a hamster in a little cage (possibly part of a table fan) screwed to the steering wheel of a 16.5-ton dump truck steer the thing up a cliffside road by guiding him with a carrot. Impressive, but it would have been even more impressive if you let hamsters work your new dynamic gas and braking systems too. Also, why is the video called 'Live Test 2'? Where's the footage from 'Live Test 1', and how much did you have to compensate the family of the hamster driver from that truck?

9.12.2013

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If you’ve ever wondered exactly how sites like Mashable get some much social traction, this might just help give you a little insight into it, and to be honest, it’s not an art, it’s a science, knowing post by post exactly what gets the most sharability per post… Then doing more of that! Hence, my pet hate… The ’10 things you need to…’ type of list post!
From this Infographic, you’ll see that your optimal time to post new content, is when both the US and Europe are awake, that human interest/watercooler type content is by far the most popular content to share, with Images and Video being key, but it’s value depends on the social network.Cudos to MediaRunSearch for making this infographic. Please visit their site here.
Click HERE for better resolution (Thank you blogspot for showing 8-bit pictures...)

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This is a very cool use of projection mapping from Lexus, Italy. To promote the new Lexus IS Hybrid, Lexus created “Trace Your Road,” an experiential life-sized video game event featuring Formula 1 driver, Jarno Trulli.
“Trace Your Road” saw Trulli take on a series of improvised racetracks, each one designed by one of ten contest winners. The ten selected Facebook fans, chosen from hundreds of applicants on Lexus’ Facebook page, were given the chance to sit in the passenger seat next to Trulli and draw the course on an iPad that projected their designs onto the floor. The goal of the game was to hit 7 selected touch points in the quickest time, the person with the best score won.

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A cross-platform experience to showcase just how close the world came to Nuclear War, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, produced by the JFK Presidential Library. You are invited to explore 15 in-depth chapters of the crisis, with over 200 archived images, videos and sound recordings. Each, can be automatically synced to your iCal so that in seemingly real time, you can be invited to the meetings, revealing step by step how the crisis played out through each of the 13 days… Great story telling, it picked up in Cannes this year too!

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The video called Danielle was made by filmmaker Anthony Cerniello. Cerniello worked with photographer Keith Sirchio to take pictures of his friend Danielle's family. Awesome!
"Cerniello traveled to his friend Danielle’s family reunion and with still photographer Keith Sirchio shot portraits of her youngest cousins through to her oldest relatives with a Hasselblad medium format camera. Then began the process of scanning each photo with a drum scanner at the U.N. in New York, at which point he carefully edited the photos to select the family members that had the most similar bone structure. Next he brought on animators Nathan Meier and Edmund Earle who worked in After Effects and 3D Studio Max to morph and animate the still photos to make them lifelike as possible. Finally, Nuke (a kind of 3D visual effects software) artist George Cuddy was brought on to smooth out some small details like the eyes and hair."

9.05.2013

8.16.2013

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Y&R Brazil recently came up with a rather interesting interpretation of the common first-world problems: food stuck in teeth. Created to advertise Colgate’s dental floss. I think this is ingenious. Take some time to appreciate the following images.

8.15.2013

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You’ve all seen the video, but given it’s success at the Cannes Lions 2013 Festival of Creativity, I thought we needed to put up the award winning case study video for everyone to see exactly how this thing played out! We may never see a piece of work win across so many categories again…

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Check out ‘Betting Bad’ a Fantasy TV Tipping Experience for the final season of Breaking Bad. A highly anticipated finale awaits the millions of fans around the world wondering what that final twist will be! Well, if you’re like me, and you like to think you know what’s going to happen, then this Fantasy TV Tipping Experience is going to blow your mind!

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Yes, someone finally did it. An iPhone App that lights up your drink at a bar to the music that’s playing in the venue… Annoying Huh? Because I know a whole bunch of you have had this exact same idea, even I have, so it’s always annoying when you see your idea done…

8.14.2013

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In an old nuclear reactor at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm stands a steel framed cube. Behind a black, opaque glass pane on the front of the cube hides the cover art of the brand new Avicii album, True. Inside and around the cube are massive speakers that pump out the bassline of Avicii's new track You Make Me. It is now your mission to raise the volume and smash the glass to reveal the cover art.
All you have to do is to tweet a revealing fact about yourself, using the hashtag #TrueReveal. Your tweet will be projected onto the black glass pane as it pumps up the volume on the speakers, a small but significant bit. With the number of tweets new layers of the track will be unlocked and the volume will be raised, until the track You Make Me is played in whole and the glass pane shatters from the bass pressure.
Will your tweet be the one to reveal the cover art of Avicii's new album? Try here: http://www.thetruereveal.com

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This is the Heineken Ignite bottle coming out in a couple months. It's a regular beer bottle with a plastic base and LED inside that lights up in rythym to music and when you cheers someone or take a sip. You know, because we need beer bottles that do that. Fingers crossed they cost extra!

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How do you catch the attention of agencies' creative directors when you are a music label and want to promote a new record? Kontor Records put together a clever direct marketing action and sent out a vinyl and an "office turntable" to its target group. The people in question just had to scan a QR code to play the vinyl and listen to the music. The operation was really successful and generated a QR code activation of 71%.

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Fastweb wanted to promote its fast internet services and therefore entirely transformed a metro station in Milan into a japanese metro station. The message was that Fastweb is that fast that it can bring you from Milan to Japan in just a few seconds. People could experience the people, the ads and the culture of Japan when they get out of the metro and scan QR codes to understand what was going on.

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Samaritans is an organization that supports and helps people in distress. Its members are volunteers. To alert the general public to suicide, the organization installed a screen next to a phone booth in the subway. When the phone rang, you could see who was calling and why. If somebody answered the phone, he or she had the chance to become a volunteer. If unfortunately nobody picked up the phone, the person on the screen committed an irredeemable act and the following message appeared on the screen: Let us not miss a single call.

6.20.2013

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The Armor All Viking is paying a visit to car owners up and down the country. Following on from their TV spot. Armor All has created a fun and humorous Facebook app at http://bit.ly/VikingFacebookApp that let's people send the Armor All Viking to punish or reward their friends for the way they take care of their car. The video combines Google maps and Facebook profile photos to create an entertaining experience for the person that receives it with an important message about taking care of their car. After all a car is a privilege and needs to be respected!

6.19.2013

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Here is a nice idea to promote the new movie This is the End. To get more fans on Facebook and generate word of mouth, the production put together a Facebook unlock program. When the page reaches 500'000 and 800'000 fans, the cast will post funny or embarrassing videos on the wall.

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People in Zurich station had to look at the new Samsung S4 price for 60 minutes in order to win it. The task was not simple! Each time, the eye contact stopped, the game ended. What's more, a huge happening took place during that time in order to distract the player. Well done Samsung! VIA

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The TV network Sky Brazil decided to take advantage of second screen usage to offer a new service to its audience. People could record their favorite programs by simply retweeting the tweet about the corresponding program on Twitter with the hashtag #skyrec.

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Swatch surfaces with a new look on life and a Scuba watch with a difference: it's not just for divers, it's for the rest of us, too. As we sail the streets of a gridlocked city, board a submarine subway for a storm-tossed ride home, or take the wheel of a sloop in downtown Manhattan, there's no limit to the power of our imagination when unleashed by passion and the new Scuba Libre from Swatch.

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Two years in the making, street trials rider Danny MacAskill releases his brand new riding film. Whilst previous projects have focused on locations and journeys, MacAskill's Imaginate sees Danny take a completely different approach to riding. Enter Danny's mind and enjoy.

6.18.2013

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Yamaha Silent Sessions with HJ Lim
Most of us listen to our music on the daily commute through a pair of headphones plugged into our smartphone. But that won’t do for chart-topping classical pianist HJ Lim. The South Korean piano virtuoso does things in style with a sleek, ergonomic Yamaha piano. There’s no shuffle mode for her, instead she gets to listen to her own sublime skills by plugging a pair of headphones into this cutting edge, acoustic-digital hybrid.
This is all possible through Yamaha’s market leading Silent Piano Technology to enable the piano to be played silently using headphones. When the silent function is activated, the hammers will no longer hit the strings and instead, a highly sophisticated sensor-technology captures all movements of the keys and sends them to the digital tone module. Read more here

6.17.2013

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You know catalogues are dead when people have to resort to this to get traction! Introducing the floating catalogue for Embraer, the 3rd largest aeroplane manufacturer in the world, a high-end catalogue specifically for high rollers considering private jets for their corporations.
The Catalogue has an electro magnetic base that when turned on, powers the magnets in the book to hover and spin just a few inches above the base station.

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Introducing the world’s first playable beer bottle, by Beck’s in New Zealand, as an extension of their Record Label project. Thomas Edison’s original cylindrical phonograph was the inspiration for the project, with Beck’s attempting to fuse 19th Century technology with 21st Century music, this time on a beer bottle instead of a cylindrical tube!
Then they had to design and build a record-cutting lathe, driven by a hard drive recording head, before reinventing Edison’s original cylinder player, using modern materials and electronics and built to the very fine tolerances required for what is now a glass record! Created by the guys at Shine.
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6.13.2013

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This might just be the best bus stop ever created, promoting Adobe’s “CreativeDays,” a series of 14 events across the EMEA, with this clever stunt that Photoshopped people standing at a bus stop in real-time and displayed the images on a dedicated digital AdShel inside the bus stop! Love this… #erikjohansson

5.17.2013

5.15.2013

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This is 'Screengrab', a video short made using multiple printed screencaps of some dude's hands, which then become part of the movie. At least I think -- I think that's what I watched. Honestly, I have no clue. Films are always hard for me and more often than not I'm left asking my friends what the hell is going on. I didn't even realize Bambi was the son of the deer that got killed at the beginning of the movie. Same goes for Simba. You know they should really make those movies a little more obvious considering they're for kids and all.

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Now this is a pretty cool way to attract students to a brand new university in Istanbul. A Facebook app called ‘The Game of Your Life’ which basically lets students to ‘test drive’ their future if they went to OZU University.

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Another cool YouTube play from Volkswagen, with this ‘Hidden Frame’ being used to promote their new side assist feature. The Ad utilises a standard YouTube feature, which is the ‘frame view’ when you mouse over the timeline… This isn’t extremely innovative, but it’s a pretty smart and fun way to get the message across. What do you guys think? Created by AlmapBBDO.

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Orphea4D is an insect spray, and with summer approaching (and Cannes too!) they tried something a little different to get noticed, by creating a billboard advertisement that traps and kills insects. The campaign billboard was setup just like any other billboard, but this one had transparent glue in the shape of what would typically be the spray from the can, ultimately catching any insect that touched the billboard. I love tangible advertising demos. What do you guys think?

5.07.2013

4.15.2013

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Having noticed that many people still sleep with a light on even as adults, the creators of the world's original Online Alarm Clock website thought it would be informative to research the subject of just how many people suffer from a fear of darkness.
Achluophobia and Nyctophobia are two scientific terms used to describe phobias involving a fear of darkness or, respectively, a fear of the night. In its research, Online Clock sought to pinpoint just how many people actually suffer from such phobias. The next step in their research involved trying to determine if there are any justifiable reasons for such fears such as night threats from our early predators resulting in an instinctive fear of darkness being ingrained in human beings or whether current crime statistics show that we all in fact have a legitimate reason to be a little afraid of the dark.
Finally, Onlineclock.net offers a ray of hope by suggesting ways that people suffering from such fears can get help.

About OnlineClock.netOnlineClock.net was the world's first website designed to be an Internet-based alarm clock and boasts a user base of around 4 million visits each month.

3.21.2013

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It’s Earth Hour on Saturday and you want to show that you care about the planet. Sure you could go the traditional route and turn off your lights for an hour. Or, do something that requires a little more dedication; go offline for an hour. Take the pledge at OfflineforEarthHour.com

3.19.2013

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This short-film from Ilya Naishuller starts out pretty cool then goes flat-out bonkers. I can't really think of a better way to describe it than what's in the headline, but basically—if you're into first-person running and combat, this is right up your alley.

3.13.2013

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As a spot of homework for Ted’s Finishing School, everybody is writing a set line about etiquette and fashion. Lines can be submitted from anywhere in the world at
www.tedbaker.com/tedbakerlines or via Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #TedBakerLines

The best entries will be displayed on the site and Facebook page with spot prizes given each day for stylish, inventive or funny ways to write the line. Once 500 lines have been written, everyone who entered correctly and in time get an exclusive limited edition Ted Baker tote bag and the most creative entry each day wins a personalised Ted Baker leather satchel. Ted will unveil a new line everyday next week with a different tote bag design each day.

There are already some great entries which are displayed in the gallery at Facebook

Today's line is "I never seek attention, I let it seek me". A new line will be revealed tomorrow and on Friday.

2.26.2013

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On their quest to map the earth Google Maps has gone off road with the release of these panoramic images of the Grand Canyon which allow people to virtually explore this natural wonder by viewing the site with full 360° views.
Google’s ever expanding image collection aims to give people wider access to the world around them. With more than 9,500 panoramas of the Grand Canyon available to view on Google Maps covering more than 75 miles of trails and surrounding roads. The Google Maps team used the Android-operated Trekker, a wearable 15-lens camera system, worn as backpacks around the rocky terrain whilst on foot. It’s pretty impressive to see these sites form the comfort of your desk, explore these images yourself at maps.google.com/grandcanyon. Where else would you like Google Maps to let you explore?

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Here’s the latest global social media campaign from KLM, and knowing the success of their past, this one has big things to live up to, and at first glance, it delivers in spades… A socially powered ‘Must See Map’ that aggregates everywhere your friends have been in a certain location, along with comments, tips and recommendations from your network.
So what’s new right? Well, not only can you choose your own map area, KLM will send you a high-quality print of the map, including all the social data, so you can get a little old school next time you travel. Slight shame it takes 3 weeks to be delivered, but then again, it’s free! Cool.

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Here’s a great example of technology put to good use at the Royal London Children’s Hospital, patients now have an interactive playground featuring a giant screen that the children can engage with. The surrounding soft toys are integrated into an interactive game, so that the children can play with both the physical and digital versions.
Set in the style of a children’s book the interactive game, Woodland Wiggle, allows kids to paint pictures and play music with their body movements. The creators have designed the game to include the movements that would be the most therapeutic for the children. Artist and creator Chris O’Shea took into account the wide ranging patient-types to include healthy kids to those with special needs. It’s great to see that technology can be used in this way to enhance the therapeutic benefits of play.

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A pretty cool stunt from Qualcomm, the guys who’s chipsets power a tonne of the world’s best smartphones, to showcase how everyday life is just better with mobile. So they bought out the ad space on a bus stop, replaced it with a message pointing to a mobile site URL, and waited for people to hit the site and press the button… A few streets away lay a host of transportation vehicles, then this happened… and a few days laters 2m views… Kinda fun.

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Just about everyone is adding a custom filter to their apps and campaigns these days, so it’s cool to see RayBan’s take on it, and bringing it out of just the digital world and into the physical, to showcase their retro Ambermatic Lens which is making a comeback.
Ray Ban, created an app that let you shoot photos, send them straight to their flagship store where a killer installation was setup, featuring a TV screen that would showcase your photo, and a camera that would shoot through an actual Ambermatic Lens, capture the image, and then post it back to you to share.
And sure, while it might seem overkill for a process like this, it’s a pretty cool way to get people talking and interactive with the Ambermatic Lens. What do you guys think?

2.22.2013

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“It’s a beautiful day at the potato farm. Suddenly, a radioactive meteorite strikes the farm, transforming all the potatoes into evil zombies. All but one…”
For Scandinavian snack brand Estrella, Start Communication has created this smartphone game, in collaboration with developers Hello There. Join the zombie massacre! Download Zombie Potatoes for free, from the App Store and Google Play.

2.21.2013

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Inspired by Freddie Wong's R/C police chase shot like a real movie, this is another impressive little R/C car chase by Youtuber FinalCutKing through a cardboard city made "entirely out of cardboard, hot glue, and spray paint." Impressive, but I made a girlfriend once out of the exact same things. Well, technically she was a love doll. One whose arms and legs fell off the one time we decided to shower together. For the record, it was her idea in the first place. (VIA http://www.geekologie.com )

2.07.2013

2.06.2013

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The six commercials nominated for this year's Emmy Award.
They are:
"Anthem" for Absolut
MJZ, Production Company
"Coke Finals" for Coca-Cola
Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency
"Game" for Mars/Snickers
BBDO New York, Ad Agency
MJZ, Production Company
"Green Police" for Audi
Hungry Man, Production Company
Venables Bell & Partners, Ad Agency
"Human Chain" for Nike
Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency
Smuggler, Production Company
"The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" for Old Spice Body Wash
Wieden+Kennedy, Ad Agency
MJZ, Production Company
"The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" won, as was announced August 21st.

1.30.2013

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We were shooting for a commercial with my D.O.P, waiting for an helicopter flying into the sunset, when thousands and thousands of birds came and made this incredible dance in the sky. It was amazing, we just forgot our job and started this little piece of poetry... Enjoy !
Thanks to the birds... And thanks to Ariane Cornic (Masterfilms) and Philippe Pangrazzi who let us shoot during our working time.
Please watch it in HD or download it in best quality (if you have a vimeo account)
Made by: Neels CASTILLON
DOP: Mathias Touzeris
Music: Hand-made - Alt J / Buy on iTunes here: smarturl.it/AnAwesomeWave
Location: Marseille, France

1.22.2013

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Meet Tommy Carroll. He has been skating since he was ten, but has been blind since the age of two...
Video production: EyEFORcE
Director: Arthur Neumeier
Director of Photography/Editor: Rakhal Heijtel
Agency: The Odd shop
Creative Directors: Niels de Wit, Robert van der Lans
Production: Josefien Hofman
Music: ''WHERE THE HEART IS''
Written by Marijn van der Meer and Jorrit Kleijnen
Performed by Marijn van der Meer
Produced by Alexander Reumers and Jorrit Kleijnen
Featured Guitarist: Lourens van Haaften

1.18.2013

1.17.2013

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Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, demonstrates how to use Instagram on the iPhone 4S. He uses the Accessibility setting on the phone which allows him to navigate the touch-screen and some applications.
Follow Tommy on Instagram
@blindfilmcritic

1.15.2013

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DC and Ken Block present Gymkhana FIVE: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco.
Shot on the actual streets of San Francisco, California, GYM5 features a focus on fast, raw and precise driving action. Filmed over four days, director Ben Conrad and his team are back to work on their second Gymkhana production and delivered the entire city of San Francisco as Ken Block's personal gymkhana playground. DC Shoes also provided fellow DC athlete and longtime Ken Block friend, Travis Pastrana, to make a cameo appearance on his dirtbike, and S.F. resident Jake Phelps of Thrasher Magazine fame also makes a cameo as Block hoons S.F. in his most incredible Gymkhana yet.

1.09.2013

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Simple. Cute. Possibly very effective. Catroulette is a website that offers the opportunity to adopt homeless cats. Freely inspired to the chat roulette concept, the website showcases random short videos of cats available for adoption in Belgium. Check it out here

1.07.2013

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Social Media Statistics 2013 from Video.
Over 1 billion users on Facebook.
If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s 3rd largest and 2x the size of the U.S. population.
Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30-years-old.
Each day 20% of Google searches have never been searched before.
In 10 years over 40% of the Fortune 500 will no longer be here.
Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web.
1 in 5 couples meet online; 3 in 5 gay couples meet online.
1 in 5 divorces are blamed on Facebook.
What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook…
Ford Explorer launch on Facebook more effective than a Super Bowl Ad.
69 percent of parents said they are currently “friends” with their children on a social media site.
92% of children in the US have a digital footprint/shadow.
Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn.
More members join LinkedIn per day than the entire enrollment of all the IVY League Schools.
Social Gamers to buy 6 billion in virtual goods by 2013; movie goers only buy 2.5 million in concessions.
Every minute 72 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube.
If Wikipedia were made into a book it would be 2.25 million pages long.
97% of Pinterest Facebook Fans are Women.
53% of people on Twitter recommend products in their Tweets.
90% of people trust online recommendations from people they know.
Only 14% trust traditional TV advertisements.
New Yorkers received tweets about an east coast earthquake 30 seconds before they felt it.
93% of marketers use social media for business.
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have more Twitter followers than the entire populations of Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Canada, Argentina, United Kingdom, Egypt
“We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we DO it.” – Erik Qualman.
“We will non longer search for products and services, they will find us via social media.” – Erik Qualman.
“Social Media isn’t a fad, it’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.” – Erik Qualman.
“The ROI of social media is that your business will still exist in 5 years.” - Erik Qualman.

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This is a video of the robotic band Compressorhead practicing in the garage of some human they likely killed. Unfortunately (or is it?), as somebody pointed out in the video's comments, you can really only hear the drums. You know why? Because robotic sound guys SUCK. Consider that a heads up for any of you bands out there trying to save a couple bucks by hiring a robot -- you want a HUMAN sound guy. The longer the ponytail the better.